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73. Chapra

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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1987

WB-CHAPRA

CPM 56.5%won by 16.7%INC 39.7%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 12.9% to 16.7%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 39.7% — it did not contest here in 1982.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
—
not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
90,501
Margin
15,147
16.74%

Candidates

7 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1MIR QUSEMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM51,10356.5%
  2. 2DILIP DUTTAIndian National Congress · INC35,95639.7%
  3. 3SANTI KUSUM DUTTA (CHUNILAL)Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,8972.1%
  4. 4GOPINATH ADHIKARYIndependent · IND6090.7%
  5. 5KHAN ABDUR RAHAMANLKD · LKD4310.5%
  6. 6KRISHNA CHANDRA HALDARIndependent · IND2580.3%
  7. 7SHAJAHAN MANDALIndependent · IND2470.3%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−36.4%
CPM share
53.2% → 56.5%
INC share
0.0% → 39.7%
Turnout
— → —
72. Kaliganj74. Krishnaganj
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